1991 Dodge Stealth transmission problems

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 DODGE STEALTH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED AND AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS TO UNLOCK THE WHEELS, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD EXPLOSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V143002 (POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE: 4-WHEEL DRIVE), BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 04/10/12

NHTSA complaint #10450081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 DODGE STEALTH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED AND AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS TO UNLOCK THE WHEELS, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD EXPLOSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V143002 (POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE: 4-WHEEL DRIVE), BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 04/10/12

NHTSA complaint #10450081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 DODGE STEALTH. RECALL# 02V143002, POWER TRAIN, TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE THAT THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED. THE OIL LEAKS FROM THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE WHICH CAUSED THE BEARINGS TO BE LOCK AND DAMAGE THE DRIVE TRAIN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND IT WAS DENIED STATING THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA complaint #10298560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKED. HE FOUND NHTSA RECALL 93V033001. THE MANUFACTURE SAID THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED IN 2002. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM NOW. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE.

NHTSA complaint #10141329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY BLOCK, STOPPED FULLY AT A STOP SIGN, ACCELERATED GENTLY AND THE OUTPUT SHAFT IN MY 1991 DODGE STEALTH TWIN TURBO SNAPPED, CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN FRONT WHEEL DRIVE FOR A BIT UNTILT HE VCU BURNT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT SNAPPED.

NHTSA complaint #10112753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT INTO GEAR, CAR QUIT MOVING.

NHTSA complaint #10102790 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM. AT ONE TIME THIS WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED OIL UNDER THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A WHILE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE. LAST YEAR THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER RECALL REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, SO THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ONLY. *AK RECALL 02V143002.

NHTSA complaint #10095292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON MY 1991 DODGE STEALTH RT TURBO. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS, POWER IS NO LONGER TRANSMITTED TO THE REAR WHEELS WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO "TORQUE STEER". BASICALLY EVEN MODERATE ACCELERATION CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO UNPREDICTABLY VEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10065932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

I OWN A 1991 DODGE STEALTH R/T TWINTURBO. THIS CAR USES A 5 SPEED GETRAG TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION IS THE FIRST INITIAL DESIGN WITH AN 18 SPLINE OUTPUT SHAFT. MY CAR HAD TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE SHOP THAT DID THE WORK EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORN, AND THIS WAS AFTER ONLY 25K MILES OF REGULAR DRIVING. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFERCASE WITH MITSUBISHI'S/GETRAG'S REVISED VERSION WHICH FEATURED A STRONGER 25 SPLINE OUTPUTSHAFT. THIS REPAIR/PARTS COST ME UPWARDS OF 2500 DOLLARS. I BELIEVE THAT ITS THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THESE TRANSMISSIONS RECALLED BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN DRIVING. I ALSO FEEL ITS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE CAR, HENCE THE NEWER DESIGN IN LATE 92 AND 93.

NHTSA complaint #10058111 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

I HAVE A 1991 DODGE STEALTH R/T TURBO AND IT HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSON AND TRANSFER CASE REPLACED TWICE, INCLUDING THE OUTPUT SHAFT. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL.

NHTSA complaint #10058131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

I HAVE A 1991 DODGE STEALTH R/T TURBO AND IT HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSON AND TRANSFER CASE REPLACED TWICE, INCLUDING THE OUTPUT SHAFT. CLEARLY THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL.

NHTSA complaint #10058131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION. ALSO, DEALERSHIP FAILED TO PERFORM REPAIRS FOR THE BRAKE RECALL 96V143003, BUT INDICATED THAT THEY DID. UPON INSPECTION THE ORIGINAL PART WAS STILL ON THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10046059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE TRANSFER CASE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. BUT BEFORE HE COULD GET VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP, CAUSING SHEDDING OF THE OUTPUT SHAFT FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THIS FRACTURED THE TRANSFER CASE, AND ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT AT FIRST DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE IF THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY THE LOCKING UP OF THE TRANSFER CASE. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT A WEEK, CONSUMER SAW A DISTRICT MANAGER WHO TOLD HIM THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSFER CASE, BUT THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE.

NHTSA complaint #10045038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 4/19/2003 FOR RECALL# 02V143002 SUBJECT: TRANSFER CASE LEAKAGE. A WEEK AFTER, THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHICH STATED IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER INSISTS THAT THE DEALER DID NOT PROPERLY FIX THE TRANSFER CASE.

NHTSA complaint #10024917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE. SCC

NHTSA complaint #10011612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLANT FROM UNDERNEATH TH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8019031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

TRANSFER CASE SEALS FAILED ALLOWING ALL TRANSFER CASE FLUID TO DRAIN FROM COMPONENT. TRANSFER CASE RAN DRY AND COULD HAVE SEIZED UP LIKE MANY DO. TRANSMISSION HAS SYNCROS GOING OUT WHICH IS A FAILURE IN THE MAJORITY OF TRANSMISSIONS PRODUCED ON THIS CAR. TRANSFER CASE SEALS WERE REPLACED AND BUT TRANSMISSION IS STILL GOING OUT

NHTSA complaint #757522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

TRANSAXLE FROZE UP AND BUSTED AND THE SYNCHRONIZERS IN THE TRANSMISSION ARE SHOT MISTU/DODGE ONLY SELLS REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS NOT PARTS TO REPAIR ORIGINAL. AND AFTER CONTACTING THEM AND FINDING OUT THIS IS VERY COMMON BOTH THEM AND GETRAG HAVE GIVEN US THE RUN AROUND.

NHTSA complaint #757554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSAXLE FROZE UP AND BUSTED AND THE SYNCHRONIZERS IN THE TRANSMISSION ARE SHOT MISTU/DODGE ONLY SELLS REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS NOT PARTS TO REPAIR ORIGINAL. AND AFTER CONTACTING THEM AND FINDING OUT THIS IS VERY COMMON BOTH THEM AND GETRAG HAVE GIVEN US THE RUN AROUND.

NHTSA complaint #757554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION SYNCROS FROM 1-2 AND 3-4 AND REVERSE STARTED GRINDING ON SHIFT, GOT WORSE, TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING. WAS BARELY SHIFTABLE SO AFTERMARKET WARRANTY COMPANY REPLACED, REPLACEMENT TRANNY WAS "NOTCHY" AND SLOWLY OVER 4 MONTHS HAS GOTTEN ALMOST AS BAD AS THE FIRST. WE'VE SPENT ALMOST $5500 ON NEW PARTS/LABOR TO TRY TO FIX THIS. ALSO ORIGINAL TRANNY'S 'OUTPUT SHAFT' WAS MISSING TEETH. CURRENT OUTPUT SHAFT GIVING SIMILAR "TEETH SKIPPING" SYMPTOMS UNDER HARD ACCELLERATION. MITSUBISHI/GETRAG DOES NOT SUPPORT FIXING THE TRANNY, WE MUST BUY AN ENTIRE NEW TRANNY TO FIX THE SYNCHROS WHICH ARE VERY SMALL PORTIONS OF THE OTHERWISE FAIRLY STRONG TRANNY. NO SUPPORT FROM MITSU, WHEN WE GO TO THE DEALERS THEY SAY "OH, ANOTHER BAD TRANNY" AND EXPECT TO SEE THEM ALL THE TIME. SOMETHNG NEEDS TO BE DONE!

NHTSA complaint #755939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SYNCROS ON THIS CAR WENT OUT EVEN BEFORE PASSING THE 70,000 MILE MARK. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER STEALTH AND 3000GT OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED.

NHTSA complaint #755371 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT (TRANSFER CASE INPUT SHAFT) SPLINE FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #754649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AS YOU ARE SEEING, MANY OF US ARE FED UP WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES. ANY PROBLEM CONSTITUTES REPLACEMENT, COSTING $4000+. I HAVE HAD 3 FAILURES, ALL UNDER 60K MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION, AND ONE OF WHICH HAD BEEN _PROFESSIONALLY_ REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WANTS NO PART OF THIS, BUT WE LOVE OUR CARS AND CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP THIS UP. PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP US, ALL IS APPRECIATED.

NHTSA complaint #752618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP DESTROYING CARRIER BEARING AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND AM NOT AWARE IF THIS IS THE ORIGIONAL UNIT FOR THIS CAR. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD, MANY OF THESE CARS HAD TRANSMISSIONS/TRANSFER CASES REPLACED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #743706 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE LOCKED UP DESTROYING CARRIER BEARING AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND AM NOT AWARE IF THIS IS THE ORIGIONAL UNIT FOR THIS CAR. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD, MANY OF THESE CARS HAD TRANSMISSIONS/TRANSFER CASES REPLACED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #743706 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

THIS IS FAR TO COMMON OF A PROBLEM FOR EVERY TWIN TURBO IVE EVER SEEN. THERE ARE NO AFTER MARKET PARTS ON THE CAR, AND IT WAS NOT ABUSED. I GOT LUCKY, OTHERS HAD ALL FOUR TIRES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, WICH IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. MITSUBISHI HAS ADMITTED THAT THE GETRAG IS FAULTY, YET DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE, THEY DONT EVEN MAKE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE THING. IT S A CONSPIRACY. I HAVE YET TO MEET AN OWNER OF A VR4 OR DODGE STEALTH TWIN TURBO, WHO HAS NOT HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SINCE THIS IS THE CASE, HOW CAN THEY NOT BE LIABLE TO RECALL THESE THINGS, AND FIX WHAT THEY KNOW IS FAULTY@!

NHTSA complaint #742219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

1ST TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS BECAUSE OF 2ND GEAR SYNCHRO GOING OUT, (26,000) ENTIRE TRANS HAD TO BE REPLACED! 2ND TRANS WENT OUT AT 57,000, TRANS/CASE BROKE APART, 3RD TIME WAS FOR 2ND GEAR SYNCHRO AGAIN AT 67000, 4TH TRANS/TRANS CASE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A BAD CLUSTER GEAR IN TRANS. THIS PUTS ME ON THE 5TH TRANSMISSION WITH 83,000 MILES, EVERY OTHER STEALTH/3000GT OWNER I KNOW HAS HAD THE SAME LUCK WITH THE DRIVETRAIN ON THEIR CARS AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #741555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

SYNCHROS FAILING. CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THESE GETRAG TRANS -FAR TOO SOON FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA complaint #738899 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

THE 5 SPEED GETRAG MANUAL TRANMISSION USED IN THIS CAR HAS A HISTORY OF FAILURE. YOU NEED ONLY VISIT THE DISCUSSION GROUPS AT WWW.3SI.ORG OR WWW.3000GT.COM TO SEE HOW MANY OWNERS ARE ON THEIR 2ND OR 3RD TRANSMISSION. MITSUBISHI/DODGE CHANGED TRANSMISSIO

NHTSA complaint #701639 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. MANUFACTUER STATES A COMPLETE UNIT IS REQUIRED AS THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RESEAL IT. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS KNOWN DEFECTS AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE SERVICED.

NHTSA complaint #705485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.